Balls.

They should have released Smith. He has NO talent whatsoever.

more fullbacks?? that makes no sense

Yep :-)

Glad to see Nate Davis on the 53! He could very well be our long-term starter in the future...

Too bad. I would rather see Huard in if Hill goes down than Smith, but Smith isn't going anywhere so that was a pipe dream. At least this give Davis more reps to develop.

We all saw this one coming, he was merely brought in to meet the 3-QB standard going into mini-camp.

I think Mike Johnson and Raye see this kid's potential, this could ultimately mean Nate is going to get TONS of playing time during the San Diego game (seeing that Alex isn't getting clearance until Sept. 13th).

As we expected,Huard was let go.It was reported that there were teams asking this week about Huards availability. I wonder if they could have gotten a 7th round pick in trade or something ?
Congradulations to my favorite ,Nate "the great" Davis,he did what he had to do to secure his spot and I am soooooo relieved that he is not going to be exposed to the PS !!! I sweated it out on wheather or not the Niners would draft him and then I sweated it out on wheather or not he would be exposed on the practice squad. I an SO relieved !!

yeah they should have cut smith. even though he is 10 times better than huard. you've seen huard throw a couple passes against 3rd stringers. smith is better and younger, get a clue.

Huard would have certainly been a better backup this season,but it would have only been 1 season,but smith is younger and the front office favorite and they are hoping that he may still get better and reach the same level that Huard is at now,a solid backup.
We better hope so,or we better hope hill stays healthy.
Hopefully alex improves as he will work hard all this year and then he will be around for years ,this year as Hill's backup and in the future as Davis' backup (if Hill is gone).

Why would a non contending team keep a mediiocre older QB as a THIRD QB rather than a young QB who might someday start in the NFL? Why are we even talking about this? (Because we are 49er/NFL fanatics and EVERY move is worth thinking about and talking about - ha).

This gives them a chance, should anything happen to Hill, to really see what they have at QB. Smith will get his chance and they can still bring Davis along. I like the move. There are enough veteran QB's still out there that if they get a serious pinch they can bring in. Could be Chris Weinke all over again, but at least this way they get to figure out what they have in the younger QBs.

Because they want to win their division THIS YEAR. But they think smith can be an adequate backup,so why cut the younger of the two backup type qB's? Huard was a veteran who has proven he can run an offense and has seen it all. He was better in the preseason than alex and has been better throughout his career as well. But I think in the long run it was probably wise to keep the younger backup type guy for a long time instead of a backup for 1 year,who was better but not dramatically better.

TeleCat are you serious? Alex Smith has more talent than all of the qb's. Once he keeps healthy and learns the system, he will be the starter

But I wonder why,if there was interest in Huard,as was reported,they didn't try to get at least a 7th rounder ,if he made the team he goes to ? Or maybe Huard told them he is retiring.
Whatever,we knew this was going to happen and we knew how biased the front office is towards smith.
I am just glad that Davis is the solid #3 QB and no longer at risk !
But Ninerking,they already have seen what they have at QB...They have one fairly solid starter who has flaws and one guy who might be a good career backup ,if he improves,and one young stud who has all the tools to possibly be a star in the League.
Right now ,if we are lucky fans,it wil be Hill and smith fighting it out for who will be 2nd string behind davis for the next many years.
If it is not Davis as I believe it will be,than we have no franchise QB on the roster now and must draft or trade for one. But I think Davis will not let us dowmn,as the last QB we drafted did.

Smith has shown NOTHING in his time here. He is too slow for the game.

He should have been waived. You're too young to remember the great years when Joe came into his own, but Smith will never remind anybody of Mike Moroski, much less Joe or Steve.

Smith is worthless.

Smith was starting to look good at the end of his second season particularly in the game in seattle coming from behind. He hasnt recovered from changing coordinators and being hurt, but once hes healthy, he should be much better. And he might not remind you of Joe or Steve, but not many qbs do.

You are right Telecat,we all know that in our hearts and our heads,but some find it hard to face the truth and continue to lie to even themselves. They just love the idea of Alex living up to that #1 overall pick status,so sad.
BUT...We had all better be cheering for Alex to finally improve now,because if hill gets injured he will need to come in and not screw up as he usually does.
We are all alex fans if we are Niners fans,so,GO ALEX !!! Keep working hard and keep improving ,please.

I would have been soooo happy if they let smith go finally. I am so tired of seeing him suck. He has shown nothing that makes me think he can be even a "good" quarterback in this league. Huard at least would be a bit more like Hill, not a superstar, totally bland, but predictable and not prone to turning over the ball. Alex throws multiple horrible passes every game - he fumbles regularly, he fails to perform during key moments. At least Huard would be able to perform at *some* of the key moments and not turn over the ball as much. At least in theory, that is what veteran backup QBs do.

Has Smith fumbled this year? Interception off catchable balls? What key moments are you talking about? We haven't been close to playoffs for several years and he hasn't played the last 2 seasons...I'm more concerned about him missing a regular season game due to a sprained thumb, no time for injuries when your in a "competition"...He hasn't looked that impresive, but he hasn't looked horrible either!

I'll say GO ALEX, GO TO THE RAIDERS! Or the COWBOYS. Or the GIANTS.

Oh wait, they'd never take him, even at the veteran minimum. They've look at the video on Smith with an objective eye, unlike the Smith apologists.

Yes,I fully understand Telecat,but even though we know Smith hasbeen a bad QB,when healthy,his whole NFL career,we do need to be in his corner,because he is a Niner. If he gets into a game (hope not) then will you be cheering for him to do well ,so that the team wins? I think all real fans should cheer for every player on the team. Even the ones who have played poorly in the past(even Alex and Roman etc).

Enough of the Smith bashing already! The PIN HEADS who were wanting Alex gone obviously are not thinking about the near future meaning this season. Hey pin heads what happens if Hill goes down at any time this year? Davis is not ready to play anytime soon as Coach Sing has already stated & you want Huard as the #2 backup? Ahhh... NO THANKS!

The point is, the 49ers erred when they chose him and they err each year by keeping him. He should have been waived the day after the Washington game last year.

I root for the team and if Smith is forced into a game, I'd like him to do well, but the fact is, I KNOW HE WON'T. He is a failure with a capital F. If he is forced into a game, I'll put a bag over my head and listen to the radio until he throw his first interception, and then I'll go clean the sidewalk with a toothbrush because I'd rather do that than listen to the continuing saga of the failure of Alex Smith.

Every QB, even the journeymen, have their "AHA" moment, when the game slows down and gets easier. For some it never gets REALLY easy but they are not intimidated by the speed of the game. Based on my observation, Smith has never had that lightbulb-on moment, and his play on the field bears that out. He has no field vision, no pocket presence, his best play seems to be the roll-right, throw it away play. He's fairly good at that. I suppose you could say he hands off ok, but that's about all he's good at. Why you would continue to cheer for that guy baffles me. I believe cheering for Alex Smith just rewards bad behavior (on management's part). I'm not going to do that.

Again Telecat,you are 100 % correct in your evaluation of smith. I AM glad to at least hear you would hope for him to do well if he needs to ever play in a game for us.
We know Huard has been a much better QB than alex and much more experienced but we knew the front office likes Alex and he is younger and might turn into something as good as Huard ,some day ?
Take heart though,Alex has no chance to be the Franchise QB of the future. Davis is on that track now ,if he fails,then we will get another prospect through the draft or in trade.
So even though alex is still on the team,you will not need to suffer any longer with the prospect of him being the starter of your team.
But we should hope he becomes the best backup he can be,since he may need to step in this year for Hill.

"more fullbacks?? that makes no sense"

Actually it does, for a couple of reasons:

1) FBs are almost as versatile on Special Teams as linebackers, and ST play in the preseason has been very inconsistent.

2) Moran Norris may be perceived as underperforming. Sure, Gore likes him, but the QBs perhaps not so much. He's just not the player he was a couple years ago. While Brit Miller is intriguing, he's learning a new position and probably won't be able to adequately fill in if that becomes a need. And I'm not sure the Niners are sold on Robinson in the FB role.

Ergo, more fullbacks. Or at least more fullback.

Let's not get too sentimental over Damon Huard. He lost the Chiefs' No. 1 job to Brody Coyle. Coyle then lost the No. 1 job to Tyler Thigpen. Thigpen and his offense led to head coach Herm Edwards losing his job in K.C.

The organization that's playing big league hardball with their No. 1 draft pick, with a guy they said they stole at No. 10 overall, isn't going to release a guy like Alex Smith with all the money invested in him just to keep an older, largely ineffective backup.

Watching Nate Davis makes it clear that he already has more poise and confidence in the pocket and running the offense than Smith does. I'm a big Smith guy -- like his athletic ability -- but he's still doing things like leaving the pocket too soon and apparently running away rather than rolling out and looking calmly down the field. He's moving better, but he's still not seeing the field very well. Davis moves well and just his body language shows he could be an NFL quarterback sooner than later.

Davis has only played with back-ups against back-ups, but he still has to read the defense and find open receivers...he has to do the things like throw the ball away rather than take a sack. And, he's done it well. Can't knock the guy for only beating up on reserve players because...that's all he's had a chance to play against.

The 49ers made the right decisions today and, ultimately, the quarterback who makes the fewest mistakes is going to run about the most vanilla offense 49ers fans have seen in years.

Let's not get too sentimental over Damon Huard. He lost the Chiefs' No. 1 job to Brody Coyle. Coyle then lost the No. 1 job to Tyler Thigpen. Thigpen and his offense led to head coach Herm Edwards losing his job in K.C.

The organization that's playing big league hardball with their No. 1 draft pick, with a guy they said they stole at No. 10 overall, isn't going to release a guy like Alex Smith with all the money invested in him just to keep an older, largely ineffective backup.

Watching Nate Davis makes it clear that he already has more poise and confidence in the pocket and running the offense than Smith does. I'm a big Smith guy -- like his athletic ability -- but he's still doing things like leaving the pocket too soon and apparently running away rather than rolling out and looking calmly down the field. He's moving better, but he's still not seeing the field very well. Davis moves well and just his body language shows he could be an NFL quarterback sooner than later.

Davis has only played with back-ups against back-ups, but he still had to read the defense and find open receivers...he had to do the things like throw the ball away rather than take a sack. And, he's done it well. Can't knock the guy for only beating up on reserve players because...that's all he's had a chance to play against.

If a club's using the No. 3 QB slot as an insurance policy for the No. 1 AND No. 2 guy failing...that club's got bigger problems than the No. 3 QB.

The 49ers made the right decisions today and, ultimately, the quarterback who makes the fewest mistakes is going to run about the most vanilla offense 49ers fans have seen in years.
--Sillanpaa

Smith will never be as good as Damon Huard. Smith will join the likes of Akili Smith, Tim Couch, Andre Ware, Ryan Leaf, Rick Mirer, and so many other people drafted very high who turned out to be pumpkins.

I don't know why you think Smith will be any better as a backup than he's been as a starter. There's no magic "backup pixie dust" that will somehow make him better. He'll be the same slow, stupid, ineffective putz he is now.

He should have been cut. Backup QBs are a dime a dozen and they could have had someone better than Smith for the veteran minimum.

The release of Huard only means one thing....DAVIS should be the #2 QB, he has much more feel for the game in his rookie year than Smith does 5 years later, not to mention he can throw an accurate pass, scramble, show pocket awareness, and make a decision BEFORE 10 seconds and deliver it. Smith is NOTHING, the sooner that is figured out by all these Smith faithfuls, the better. He's the in-house favorite that's all, they aren't ready to part with him, and that's saving his @ss right now. All this constant talk about how much "talent" he has... bla bla bla....the same song and dance we've been hearing since he was taken at #1(and never should have been). Talent talent talent....yeah yeah, that's why he needs 10 seconds to throw, throws high and behind most of the time, and has no pocket awareness...all because he has "soooo much talent." Yeah right. Ryan leaf had talent too. So did Heath Shuler and Tim Couch. It's not about talent, it's about guys who can MAKE PLAYS, and he can't do it, he's proven it time after time for 5 years, enough said. Here's some painful truth for ya...He's being kept on because it'd be a PR hit to release him as a bust...he's the 'good kid' who got the "raw deal" from Nolan and he's sold a ton of jerseys. Release him, PR hit which neither Sing OR McCloughan need or want. Don't get it twisted, Alex lovers....this is ALL that is keeping him here, NOT this immense "talent" you speak of(which none of us has yet to see) and barring injuries he will NEVER be a starter here. That horse has left the barn folks. Fagetaboutit.

Telecat: Smith should have never been brought back this off season .But he was and he is now the backup QB and may need to play sometime this year if injury hits Hill. So we better hope the best for him and therefore the team.

and Ted,The offense is nothing like vanilla,you will be surprised if that is what you think.

Tele Cat - exactly right. Alex ASPIRES to be as good as Damon Huard!

New tagline for Alex Smith's emails:

ALEX SMITH
QUARTERBACK, SAN FRAN 49ERS
"I NEED 10 SECONDS TO THROW A PASS HIGH AND BEHIND A WR, BUT I GRADUATED AS A JUNIOR".

Last week I would have said letting Huard go would be a mistake! But, being converted, I think this is a smart move. There is a lot of potential in Davis. Also, I guess this means Alex isn't going anywhere soon. The Front Office must still see a future for him, at least this year.

It doesn't matter.
The 49ers are 50-50 at best to make the playoffs this year (in a weak division).
The first 49er pick in next year's draft will be a QB.
Let's hope McGloughan get's it right this time.

Let's get into the season first and see what this team will do with Hill as QB. The decision has been made, Hill, Smith, then Davis.

I just want the season to start!

One word: DUH!

I could see this from a mile away. However, ladies and gentlemen prepare for another losing season. Hill will be sidelined with a back injury before a 3rd of the seaons over. Alex will come in and manage the game just enough for Scotty and co to maintane their illusions of grandure about Smith starting potential. And finally, when the season is shot Davis will come in and win the final for games. Sound familiar? Here's to 2011....cheers.

Oh, I think the point is that the 49ers invested millions in Smith and if he goes absolutely bust...it's going to be with them. Huard's release means nothing except that it gives folks a chance to ridicule Smith this week.

I don't know about FB but I do know it's vital that we get depth at tackle,veteran depth,if we have any thoughts of being prepared for a winning season.Brit Miller is football;I hope we keep him.

Give the kid(A Smith) a break-he has been thru quite a bit of diversity, although he has disappointed- he has also displayed plenty of courage and character -that alone deserves respect! Straight up -I was pulling for S Hill to lead into the season.I thought and still do think that is best for the team...at this time! Further I mused with Marc NJ49er about his idea of a possible trade to the Chargers-who have a coach who apparently believes in his abilities...it was halfhearted but I concurred with Coach Martz on the NFLNetwork when he proposed the notion that it my be in Alex's best interest to move on and start afresh! Be that as it may, he IS on our team like it or not.His success will be part of the team success and no matter who ends up as our Franchise QB as long as he is with us giving it the best he -throw the kid a little slack fellas!

SCOTT MC MUST BE SMOKING THE CRACK PIPE WHEN HE RELEASE DAMON HUARD. SCOTT MC MUST BE INSANE WITH A MEMBRAIN. DUDE! WHY DON'T YOU JUST EMITTED THAT YOU HAVE A DUMP MISTAKE BY GIVING ALEX SMTH TOO MUCH MONEY UP FRONT? YOU KNOW DARN WELL THAT ALEX S. HAS NO TRADING VALUE AND IF YOU RELEASE HIM, YOU WOULD LOOSE NO MATTER WHAT. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN SHAUN HILL AND ALEX SMITH? SHAUN HILL ARM STRENGHT IS JUST LIKE JOE MONTANA. HE KNOWS HOW TO IMPROVISE THE PLAY AND DELIVER THE FOOTBALL LIKE THE MAILMAN DELIVER THE MAILS. ALEX SMITH HAS TO BE IN THE SAME SYSTEM AT LEAST 2 YEARS BEFORE HE CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT. ALEX SMITH MIGHT HAS THE NOODLE TO GET HIS MASTER DEGREE IN 2 YEARS BUT HE CAN NOT PLAY THE QB POSITION. NATE DAVIS IS JUST A ROOKIE BUT HE IS 5 TIMES BETTER THAN ALEX SMITH. DAMON HUARD IS WAY BETTER THAN ALEX SMITH. ALL MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS SAID THAT ALEX IS NOT A GOOD QB AND HE DOES NOT HAVE IT. NOW THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS, MIKE NOLAN DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF EVALUATING QB. FIRST TIME ROOKIE HEAD COACH, DRAFTED THE WRONG QB TO BE THE DAM FRANCHISE QB. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DOES ALEX SMITH AND NATE DAVIS HAS OPOSITE COMMON? ALEX SMITH MGHT DOES GOOD IN COLLEGE BUT HE CAN NOT PLAY QB. NATE DAVIS HAS A HARD TIME LEARNING BUT HE CAN PLAY QB. SCOTT MC YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE!. YOU MADE 2 DUMP MOVED SO FAR. YOU SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED A STRONG SOLID RT IN THE FIRST ROUND INSTEAD OF DRAFTING MICHAEL CRABTREE. YOU NEED TO BUILD A SOLID OFFENSIVE LINES. A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINEMANS WILL OPEN UP THE HOLE FOR THE RUNNING GAME AND PASS PROTECTION FOR QB TO DELIVER THE FOOTBALL TO RECIEVERS. YOU SIGNED MARVEL SMITH TO A 2 YEARS CONTRACT AND NOW HE IS RETIRED BECAUSE OF HIS BACK. DID YOU DO FREAKING RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MAKE THE MOVE? YOU ARE A GM AND WHY IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DRAFTING WR IN THE FIRST ROUND? YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO 80'S AND STUDY BILL WALSH DRAFT VIDEO AND LEARN FROM THE GREAT. SO FAR OF ALL THE QB PLAYED IN THE PRESEASON, ALEX SMITH IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES NOT STAND OUT. SINGLETARY STARTED ALEX SMITH AGAINST THE OAKLAND RAIDERS AND ALEX DID NOT ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING TO SHOWED THE FANS. HIS QB SKILL IS INCONFIDENT. IF YOU ASK ALL THE FANS TO VOTE BETWEEN ALEX SMITH AND DAMON HUARD, ABOUT 99.9% WOULD GO WITH DAMON HUARD.

SCOTT MC MUST BE SMOKING THE CRACK PIPE WHEN HE RELEASE DAMON HUARD. SCOTT MC MUST BE INSANE WITH A MEMBRAIN. DUDE! WHY DON'T YOU JUST EMITTED THAT YOU HAVE A DUMP MISTAKE BY GIVING ALEX SMTH TOO MUCH MONEY UP FRONT? YOU KNOW DARN WELL THAT ALEX S. HAS NO TRADING VALUE AND IF YOU RELEASE HIM, YOU WOULD LOOSE NO MATTER WHAT. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN SHAUN HILL AND ALEX SMITH? SHAUN HILL ARM STRENGHT IS JUST LIKE JOE MONTANA. HE KNOWS HOW TO IMPROVISE THE PLAY AND DELIVER THE FOOTBALL LIKE THE MAILMAN DELIVER THE MAILS. ALEX SMITH HAS TO BE IN THE SAME SYSTEM AT LEAST 2 YEARS BEFORE HE CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT. ALEX SMITH MIGHT HAS THE NOODLE TO GET HIS MASTER DEGREE IN 2 YEARS BUT HE CAN NOT PLAY THE QB POSITION. NATE DAVIS IS JUST A ROOKIE BUT HE IS 5 TIMES BETTER THAN ALEX SMITH. DAMON HUARD IS WAY BETTER THAN ALEX SMITH. ALL MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS SAID THAT ALEX IS NOT A GOOD QB AND HE DOES NOT HAVE IT. NOW THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS, MIKE NOLAN DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF EVALUATING QB. FIRST TIME ROOKIE HEAD COACH, DRAFTED THE WRONG QB TO BE THE DAM FRANCHISE QB. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DOES ALEX SMITH AND NATE DAVIS HAS OPOSITE COMMON? ALEX SMITH MGHT DOES GOOD IN COLLEGE BUT HE CAN NOT PLAY QB. NATE DAVIS HAS A HARD TIME LEARNING BUT HE CAN PLAY QB. SCOTT MC YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE!. YOU MADE 2 DUMP MOVED SO FAR. YOU SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED A STRONG SOLID RT IN THE FIRST ROUND INSTEAD OF DRAFTING MICHAEL CRABTREE. YOU NEED TO BUILD A SOLID OFFENSIVE LINES. A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINEMANS WILL OPEN UP THE HOLE FOR THE RUNNING GAME AND PASS PROTECTION FOR QB TO DELIVER THE FOOTBALL TO RECIEVERS. YOU SIGNED MARVEL SMITH TO A 2 YEARS CONTRACT AND NOW HE IS RETIRED BECAUSE OF HIS BACK. DID YOU DO FREAKING RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MAKE THE MOVE? YOU ARE A GM AND WHY IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DRAFTING WR IN THE FIRST ROUND? YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO 80'S AND STUDY BILL WALSH DRAFT VIDEO AND LEARN FROM THE GREAT. SO FAR OF ALL THE QB PLAYED IN THE PRESEASON, ALEX SMITH IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES NOT STAND OUT. SINGLETARY STARTED ALEX SMITH AGAINST THE OAKLAND RAIDERS AND ALEX DID NOT ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING TO SHOWED THE FANS. HIS QB SKILL IS INCONFIDENT. IF YOU ASK ALL THE FANS TO VOTE BETWEEN ALEX SMITH AND DAMON HUARD, ABOUT 99.9% WOULD GO WITH DAMON HUARD.

SCOTT MC MUST BE SMOKING THE CRACK PIPE WHEN HE RELEASE DAMON HUARD. SCOTT MC MUST BE INSANE WITH A MEMBRAIN. DUDE! WHY DON'T YOU JUST EMITTED THAT YOU HAVE A DUMP MISTAKE BY GIVING ALEX SMTH TOO MUCH MONEY UP FRONT? YOU KNOW DARN WELL THAT ALEX S. HAS NO TRADING VALUE AND IF YOU RELEASE HIM, YOU WOULD LOOSE NO MATTER WHAT. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN SHAUN HILL AND ALEX SMITH? SHAUN HILL ARM STRENGHT IS JUST LIKE JOE MONTANA. HE KNOWS HOW TO IMPROVISE THE PLAY AND DELIVER THE FOOTBALL LIKE THE MAILMAN DELIVER THE MAILS. ALEX SMITH HAS TO BE IN THE SAME SYSTEM AT LEAST 2 YEARS BEFORE HE CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT. ALEX SMITH MIGHT HAS THE NOODLE TO GET HIS MASTER DEGREE IN 2 YEARS BUT HE CAN NOT PLAY THE QB POSITION. NATE DAVIS IS JUST A ROOKIE BUT HE IS 5 TIMES BETTER THAN ALEX SMITH. DAMON HUARD IS WAY BETTER THAN ALEX SMITH. ALL MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS SAID THAT ALEX IS NOT A GOOD QB AND HE DOES NOT HAVE IT. NOW THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS, MIKE NOLAN DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF EVALUATING QB. FIRST TIME ROOKIE HEAD COACH, DRAFTED THE WRONG QB TO BE THE DAM FRANCHISE QB. DO YOU KNOW WHAT DOES ALEX SMITH AND NATE DAVIS HAS OPOSITE COMMON? ALEX SMITH MGHT DOES GOOD IN COLLEGE BUT HE CAN NOT PLAY QB. NATE DAVIS HAS A HARD TIME LEARNING BUT HE CAN PLAY QB. SCOTT MC YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE!. YOU MADE 2 DUMP MOVED SO FAR. YOU SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED A STRONG SOLID RT IN THE FIRST ROUND INSTEAD OF DRAFTING MICHAEL CRABTREE. YOU NEED TO BUILD A SOLID OFFENSIVE LINES. A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINEMANS WILL OPEN UP THE HOLE FOR THE RUNNING GAME AND PASS PROTECTION FOR QB TO DELIVER THE FOOTBALL TO RECIEVERS. YOU SIGNED MARVEL SMITH TO A 2 YEARS CONTRACT AND NOW HE IS RETIRED BECAUSE OF HIS BACK. DID YOU DO FREAKING RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MAKE THE MOVE? YOU ARE A GM AND WHY IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DRAFTING WR IN THE FIRST ROUND? YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO 80'S AND STUDY BILL WALSH DRAFT VIDEO AND LEARN FROM THE GREAT. SO FAR OF ALL THE QB PLAYED IN THE PRESEASON, ALEX SMITH IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES NOT STAND OUT. SINGLETARY STARTED ALEX SMITH AGAINST THE OAKLAND RAIDERS AND ALEX DID NOT ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING TO SHOWED THE FANS. HIS QB SKILL IS INCONFIDENT. IF YOU ASK ALL THE FANS TO VOTE BETWEEN ALEX SMITH AND DAMON HUARD, ABOUT 99.9% WOULD GO WITH DAMON HUARD.

Do you have permission to use O'Reillys' "pinhead" phrase?
LOL! Seriously at some point Alex Smith needs to be cut. Not sure it was this year but next year for sure. The writing is on the wall for this kid in SF. Davis is the future and I don't think it would be out of the realm of possibilities that if Hill were to go down for an extended period of time and Alex took over and was unable to have success Nate Davis would be afforded an opportunity to see what he could do.

"........... and Alex did not accomplished anything to showed the fans. His QB skill is inconfident."

More inconfident than your writing skills in my opinion, which did not accomplished anything to showed your readers who eagerly await your next pearls of wisdom.

When inarticulate cretins like this are convinced that Smith is lousy, you have to believe he's probably pretty good. You might want to consider a keyboard variation of the old maxim - 'its better to keep silent and have people think you're stupid, than to open your mouth and let them know for sure."
Inconfident. Incredible.

"........... and Alex did not accomplished anything to showed the fans. His QB skill is inconfident."

More inconfident than your writing skills in my opinion, which did not accomplished anything to showed your readers who eagerly await your next pearls of wisdom.

When inarticulate cretins like this are convinced that Smith is lousy, you have to believe he's probably pretty good. You might want to consider a keyboard variation of the old maxim - 'its better to keep silent and have people think you're stupid, than to open your mouth and let them know for sure."
Inconfident. Incredible.

Scot M is a fool. They should have dumped Smith. I bet nobody would have picked him up. It's not Smith that needs to go but Scot M. We have no useful round 1 pick this year and the QB group looks like Sh#t. We need to moveon from past mistakes. Smith is a distraction and a waste of a roster spot!

Bottom line is Smith is better than Hill but Nate will be better than both of them!
Huard was the logical choice to be cut.

The sad truth is that Smith is no better than average, and Hill is just about average as a QB in the NFL. Neither one will ever take a team to the Superbowl. Will Davis?...who knows, but at least the kid shows a ton of potential. I think the Niners will again take a hard look at drafting a QB with one of their 2 1st round picks next year. If that happens, you will see Smith on the auction block.

Is that TOP_Cat being TeleCat? Is TeleCat really Top_Cat and Top_Cat chatting with himself....something seems strange about those posts going back and forth....
Grasshopper - Why are you yelling? can you turn your caps off please.
In a little under 2 weeks we will see about all of this banter boys and girls. It doesn't matter anymore. We are set a the "pigskin chucker" position. We have what we got so lets beat on Scotty McC...whatever his last name is for not signing Michael Vick!! It makes as much sense as some of the posts here tonight...like this one....

Huard is without question a better QB than A.Smith. Smith was only kept on asa PR move, and because of the cash he is ripping us for.

All I can say is I sure hope that if Hill goes down, they put in Davis, or we will go on a nice big losing streak, because Alex is a complete zero. Davis looks better in 3 games than Smith has in 5 years. And DAVIS is the one with the "learning disability"??!!Smith didn't even look this good in his preseason games, so save that excuse too.

All caps is sweet.

Said it before, and I'll say it again. Mark my words: Nate "Franchise" Davis will start sometime this year. I agree with 9er1, Davis does look better in three games than Smith in five years, and I've been a Smith supporter in the past. Davis is the real deal.

In case someone is counting, Smith should have been cut. Excuses are for losers.
I'd be willing to lose games this season to see Davis play. If someone else conducts the draft next year we should get excited for the future.
Raiders are worst D in the NFL & what was Smith's rating? This blog must be 75% saying wrong guy got cut.

Did Huard get a signing bonus for coming to the 49ers?

I think the team is fine with having a Smith and Hill carrousel this year. They really want to give any chance to Smith. He knows the team and has "potential." I would of rather had Huard over Smith but this move makes sense too.

I want Hill going the entire first qtr and Davis the rest of the way.

Smith Haters Calm Down. Alex Smith will NOT be on the 49ers Roster in 2010. Nate Davis will probably be the starter, Shaun Hill the backup or off the team and two fresh faces via free agency and the draft. Nate Davis is the future 49ers QB.

I have NEVER agreed with the new coordinator every year excuse when it comes to Alex Smith excuses. He's had passing accuracy and touch problems from the very beginning and to this day there hasn't been any improvement in this area of his basic game. IMO, Alex should have moved on, get a fresh start elsewhere. His Agent probably told him his best shot at a starting gig was right here, because after all, Shaun Hill, is also a mediocre QB. Alex is suffering from the effects of being injured (again, albeit not serious), beaten up, and lack of WR talent. Its all in the mind now, and he's having difficulty taking the training wheels off. Hill is playing like he's trying to keep the starter job, rather than I am the starter - let's go. Roster-wise, it was the right decision was to release Damon Huard. The chances of him remaining on the open market (and bringing him back later if needed) is much greater than if Nate Davis was the one released - he'd probably get picked up by the Patriots. That being said, all those that feel Nate will get his shot this year .... I agree, One of the two, Shaun Hill or Alex Smith will go down to injury and the other will under-perform. I think Nate will be our starter for the remainder of the season in week 10 against the Bears, in prime-time.
Go Niners!

I think releasing Huard was the right thing to do. He pretty much reached the ceiling of his potential years ago. I hope it doesn’t happen, but if Hill gets injured during the regular season our chances of making the playoffs this year get even slimmer so we might as well evaluate our young QBs for future seasons. Put in Smith and let him know this is his final chance to prove himself. Maybe that will light the fire under his @$$. If he succeeds that is great, both for him and the team. If he doesn’t do too well then Davis gets his shot. If Davis shows enough potential against first team defenses, perhaps there is no need to draft a 1st round QB next year. I’d rather see those picks go towards improving the pass rush.

I really think they will go Pass Rusher and O-Line (not necessarily in that order), or both defensive with their 2 first round picks.

From an article from NBC Sports, today...

"There were real questions regarding Davis' abilities prior to the
draft, which fueled a slide some believed would last until round
seven, or beyond. But the Niners intervened in round five, and
there's already a vague sense that, before too long, he'll be the
starter.
it's possible that his free fall was influenced by factors
unrelated to his ability. Some think that new Ball State coach Stan
Parrish's efforts to persuade Davis to stick around for another year
might have caused some scouts to conclude that Davis wasn't ready for
the NFL.

Although Parrish publicly said all the right things ), one source with
knowledge of the situation believes that Parrish's efforts to advance
his own career might have indirectly caused some teams to conclude
that Davis was the product of a Jeff Tedford-style system that churns
out successful college quarterbacks who can't adjust to the next
level.

Per the source, Parrish backed off on the notion that he was directly
responsible Davis' success after getting an angry phone call from
Davis' father."
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Not to mention the over hyped scare story about his mild case of something similar to dyslexia, that Davis has lived with his entire life.
I wanted the Niners to draft him in the 2nd round but Scott McGloughan is smarter than me and knew he could get him in the 5th ! Great job as usual Scotty !

Ancient: You make no sense.You say how well we did in drafting Nate Davis but you don't want the genius that drafted that 1st round talent in the 5th round to keep doing miracles like that in the future?.lol
Scotty has had only 1 draft (2009) entirly free of Nolan. Even in 2008,right after Scotty was promoted to GM,Nolan still said that he,(nolan) was the decider on the draft. So I am sure that Scott always checked with his good friend and the HC Nolan.@009 was Scotts first draft without Nolans big nose stuck in everything. Get back to me in a couple of years and we will see how these drafts turn out. And lets remember that Scott stood alone in the organization as the only one who wanted to draft Willis !!! Scott is a brilliant evaluator of talent and a young and bright star,just coming into his own. (according to Ron wolfe and Mike Holmgren and Bill Parcels and me,lol)